Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-17

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sersan ne EEense-The
meemafaflsm nlil
nepsrtea RacE.
re senate.
WsanrNgroN. Feb. 1.-The pEesadinR /
nfaloer laid before TIE senate wna1 pur,
$500 % be fho efeslsasislS 81 DAVID /
fuFuIe. cleared Senator for ths btAte Of /
Tndiana fog the SIX years eommenetng /
Meseh 4. 1857. Ths seFsidcate " aRued
- "a Governor whesa eiEnatuEe y ceF-
tiIse6 % by the eecsatasy Of State; re-
frrFed on fnation Of HeaF. 10 Committee /
- pFsvileees and Elnestons-
MeMillan. fram the Oommitiee on /
<,ararnnrae. reported hnak tbs House |
Rieeg and HaTboF Bill with amend
unsnkm. and gave nCtiSa thas be would |
mose 10 take ts ~ Tomorrow after tfs
mokdina b0us. II
on rs0tion Of Evarts, the printing Of
tka testimony 70 b. taken n tue Texas
investigation wMs ordered.
The resolution offered yesterday "
Hear 10 have the COMMITTEES on Pfiyt-
Ierea and Klscsicna, inquire As to wheth-
- lha District Attorney or II afsbaI has
bnan attempting 10 0betfuet the lnvesii-
cation % insimidate witnesses, vas
assnfsrd addressed Senate 10 favor
AZ tha plan for industrial cooperation.
The Hannse than resumed oonslaef.
alton Of the bill 10 Increase the naval
establishment.
MorgIs supported the bill. He vas
nok omlv IN favor Of building wag yes
49,. hut would strongly fertility
everv Important seaport IN the eeun.
nv. Hs knew that this Vas going 10
eeas money. bot, u theirs w4s any f0fee
q he maxim sin time Of peace pre-
uaxs for war; this vas the time for
ssntffna Il IN praotios. When The Treas
Sarv n 0vernowlnR and when money
was being absolutely wasted.
The question was takes on the
ngnandmsnt offered yesterday b. Hale,
and Ii vas adopted without division.
Othar amendments we're adopted and
Beslas nuovea 10 smand BIZ inserting
after the word "heayily agmeFed vea.
eelen Aho words ''for sea seFvice,S and
smoke In support Of the amendment.
Allison, Chairman Of the COMMITTEES
On AppKorrGaslona, calculated that the
annual expenditure undeF I'll these bills
wonld not exceed 4 Il, 900 900, because Tho
expNnditufes would extend over i've
wears, These bills did not materially
affoot the question Of. the surplus il
tha Treasury.
After further debate the bill vent over
without action, Hale stating shat be
would ask vote on il tomorrow.
Blair then offered resolutions 10 honor
Of bis late colleague, Seuator Pike, and
addressed the Senate In q euIogy Of the
deceased Senator.
After further enicQismA BY Messra.
Edmunds, Dolph, MandeFsun, Jones, Of
Arkansas, George, EvaFts, Palmer and
Ohensy,the resolutions were adopted and
the Senate as further mark Of respect,
adjourned.
THE mamse.
The House today insisted upon lie
amendments 10 the Ssnate's Trade Dol
lar bill, and agreed 10 the conferences
Feqaesied by the Senate.
Belmont, from the Committee on For
ei0n Affairs, reported back the Senate
Retaliation bill With Substitute there
fer, which was ordered printed aud re-
couamiteed. Belmont Rave notice that
be would ask the House 90 cot upon she
measure Wednesday next.
Rice, OF Massachusetts,, gave notice
that he would Gle Q minority report.
The Gully change IN the substitute re
ported from that drawn np By the sub
committee Of the Committee on Foreign
AffaiFa, and heretofore Published, il the
Insertion after the prohibition against
the entry Of any locomotive, car oF
oshar vahicle, Of tbs words, with any
goods that may be contained therein
The third and last section Of the sub.
COMMITTEES bill provides fsF the appoint
ment Of commission to take testimony
relative 10 che losses inflicted By the
Canadian authorities on citizens OF che
United States, Il stricken cot foF the
reason that a bill covering she same
gFbnnd had been already reported by
the COMMITTEES.
The report acaompanyina The sabsti-
tate Il identical with that drawn ~ hy
she sub COMMITTEES.
The Speaker stated that the House
eonfeFrees on the Northern Pacific For.
festHrs bill had been reappointed yea
tarday under q misappFehension, The
former csnfeFroea had a. rot made no
report DO shs House. aud the order Of
yesterday would be sesclnded.
Rico. Oh Massachusetts,, from she Com.
mleaee on Foreign Affairs. reported
resolution ealing on the Secretary OF
State for copies % certain correspond
enee on iils Ia his Departments, on she
subject Of sha Venezuelan claims.
Adoptad. Also calling on the Secretary
for Information e. % What action haa
hean taken 20 protest shs Interests al
American oltixsns, whose property was
DESTROYED hv che Insurgents 81 Asufn.
wall. Adopted.
HIN. Of Ohio. from che Commitaea on
Territories, reported q bill for the az.
RanixAtion 81 che Territory Of Alaska.
Tue Houaa then went into q Osmmit-
hea OF sAa Whole.
Cohh,of Indians, grosn the Conference
Commiltee on the Northern Paciae For
feitnre bill. reported q Disagreement.
Oohh stated that the eenats bill pFo-
posed the Forfeiture OF bat Is 90 Coo
acres Of mountainous land west OF lie
Cascade Mountains. while ths Heuse
amendment worked ,he forfeiture az an
lAnds vest Of bismarck, amoantlns 10
ROoo n0o Acres.
Wsaves, 81 Iowa. incurred whethaf
the bill dta not eongigm the title Of she
company 10 5000 900 acres.
Cobb replied thai IL sffaet il did.
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